Bundle-shocker.



UNITED STATES Patented May 19, 1903.

PATENT OFFICE.

JOHN G. HOFFMAN, OF FRAZEE, MINNESOTA.

BUNDLE-SH'VOCKER.

SPECIFICATION forming part of Letters Patent N 0. 728,713, dated May 19, 1903.

Application filed May 1; 1902- Serial No. 105,488. (Il'o model.) i

To all 207L017? it may concern.-

Be it known that I, JOHN G. HOFFMAN, a citizen of the United States, residingat Frazee, in the county of Becker and State of Minnesota, have invented certain new and useful Improvements in Bundle-Shockers; and I do declare the following to be a full, clear, and exact description of the invention, such as will enable others skilled in the art to which itappertains to make and use the same.

This invention relates to bundle-shockers.

The object of the invention is to provide a shocker which is simple of construction, durable and eflicient in use, and comparatively inexpensive of production,and which is adapted to be attached to a binder to receive the bundles therefrom and to be tripped to deposit the bundles upon the ground to 'form a shock.

With the above and other objects in view, which will readily appear as the nature of the invention is better understood, said invention consists in certain novel'features of construction and combination and arrangement of parts, which will be hereinafter fully described, defined in the appended claim, and illustrated in the accompanying drawings, in which Figure 1 is a top plan view of a bundleshocker embodying my invention, showing the basket arranged to receive the bundles. Fig. 2 is a vertical transverse section of the same. Fig. 3 is a side elevation showing the basket tilted to deposit the bundles. Fig. 4 is an end elevation.

Referring now more particularly to the drawings, the numeral 1 represents the frame of the shocker, which is to be attached to the frame or platform of the binder, so as to receive bundles therefrom, and is preferably constructed of piping and properly arched,

as shown at 1", so as to pass over a shock without overturning or displacing the bundles.

The frame in practice is to be of such size as to hold from six to eight bundles and attached to the binder low enough to conveniently receive the bundles therefrom.

Journaled in the frame are stub-shafts 2 and 3, to,which are attached the ends of a link chain 4, to the links of which are riveted or otherwise attached a series of slats 5. The chain and slats thus form a concave basket or receptacle for the bundles, which receptacle is mounted upon the stub-shafts 2 and 3, so as to be moved to a horizontal position to receive the bundles and then swung or tilted to a vertical position to dump the bundles.

Mounted upon the stub-shaft 2 is a sprocketwheel 6, which is to be driven by suitable gearing from the mechanism of the binder and is thrown into and out of fixed engagement with the shaft through the instrumentality of a suitable clutch device 7.

After a suitable number of bundles have been deposited in the basket the clutch is moved to rigidly connect the sprocket-wheel 6 to the shaft 2, so that motion will be transmitted from the binder mechanism to turn the basket one-half a revolution or to the position shown in Fig. 3 of the drawings, which operation will dump the bundles. As soon as the basket reaches the position just described the slatted chain will drop and form a basket on the lower side in position to again receive the bundles from the binder, as previously described, when the dumping operation will be repeated, as before. I V

A shield 8 is located at the front end of the shock or frame to hold the butts of the bundles even and also to prevent the bundles from falling when the basket is tripped to set up the shock. I

From the foregoing description, taken in connection with the accompanying drawings, it is thought that the construction, mode of operation, and advantages ofmyimproved bundle-shocker will be readily apparent without requiring a more extended explanation.

Various changes in the form, proportion, and the minor details of construction may be resorted to without departing from the principle or sacrificing any of the advantages of this invention.

Having thus described my invention, what I'claim as new, and desire to secure by Letters Patent, is-

A bundle-shocker comprising in combina- In testimony whereof I have hereunto set tion a frame, stub-shafts journaled in the my hand in presence of two subscribing witframe, a basket supported by the shafts and nesses.

comprisingalink chain having slats attached JOHN G. HOFFMAN. 5 thereto, and means for communicating mo- Witnesses:

tion from one of said shafts for operating the L. W. OBERHAUSU,

basket, substantially as described. JOHN J EPSON. 

